Samsung Targets Apple With SuperAMOLED Tablet Onslaught

Samsung has stepped up the company's battle with Apple for supremacy in the lucrative tablet market by unveiling two devices boasting high-res SuperAMOLED displays with 2,560 x 1,600 resolution.

The 10.4-inch Galaxy Tab S and the 8.4-inch Galaxy Tab S will comprise the company's flagship "S" series of tablets and will aim to boost Samsung's global tablet market share from 22 percent in the first quarter of 2014 to try and reach or surpass Apple's stranglehold on the market, which saw the US giant attain 33 percent share during the same period. Apple's share slid from 40 percent in the previous quarter.

The new Samsung tablets compare favorably to Apples iPad Air and iPad Mini specifications in terms of weight, screen size, pixel density, and slimness.

The Galaxy Tab S boasts a high-res SuperAMOLED display with 2,560 x 1,600 resolution to rival iPad's "retina" display. Samsung claims the company's screen technology provides better color and deeper contrast while consuming less power than the LCD displays in most tablets. Samsung had kept its SuperAMOLED display technology only for the company's smartphones.

Both wafer-thin tablets measure 6.6mm as compared to the 7.5mm set by Apples latest iPads.

The 10.5-inch and the 8.4-inch Tab S have a slightly higher pixel density than existing iPads. Samsung's 10.5-inch model offers 287ppi as compared to the iPad Airs 264ppi and the 8.4-inch Tab S has a 359ppi screen, which compares to the iPad Minis 326ppi display.

Both Samsung tablets are available in a 16GB capacity and for now, the Tab S will be WiFi-only.

Both Samsung tablets are equipped with Android 4.4 KitKat running on a Samsung Exynos 5 Octa CPU with 3 GB RAM. The eight-core CPU can jump back and forth between a 1.9 GHz quad-core processor and a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor depending on the task. The 10.5-inch model has a 7,900 mAh battery on board while the 8.4-inch model features a 4,900 mAh battery.

I'm just happy to see them competing in the marketplace rather than in the courtroom. This can only be good news for consumers.

@AZskibum, I totally agree with you that it will benefit the consumers in the end. Competition will force Apple to reduce the prices of its products because Samsung is offering very good features at minimal cost.

Resolution may not be any problem for the size of the screen. Better color and reduction of glare might actually be a more attractive features. In addition, to extend battery life will likely get a boost of attraction. What would Apple do to further reduce the power consumption?

I agree. Those who are choosing iPad over Samsung aren't going to change their mind because Samsung's tablet has a slightly larger screen and slightly higher resolution. A significantly lower price for Android alternatives is probably one of the larger factors in Apple's descreasing market share in the tablet market, but these tablets are priced similarly to Apple's.